as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates
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Recent Examples of left wing
Mitch Marner found Sam Bennett up the left wing, who fired in a wrist shot past Hellebuyck.
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Fox got off to a strong start Monday against the Nets, hitting a pair of 3s from the left wing and recording 10 points in his first seven minutes before his first rest.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
The play was a pick-and-pop from the left wing, with Porter slipping out of his screen to the corner for the spot-up look.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
With 3:30 left in the fourth quarter and the Knicks up by 33, McBride made a sharp cut from the left wing.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Fox got off to a strong start Monday against the Nets, hitting a pair of 3s from the left wing and recording 10 points in his first seven minutes before his first rest.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2025
The play was a pick-and-pop from the left wing, with Porter slipping out of his screen to the corner for the spot-up look.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
With 3:30 left in the fourth quarter and the Knicks up by 33, McBride made a sharp cut from the left wing.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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